Today we had stronger winds, which translated to lumpy seas, making for a somewhat uncomfortable sail, but we were happy to be sailing and not motoring nonetheless. Regardless of the sea-state, though, we still enjoyed a good SOG (Speed Over Ground) of 7.5 to 8 Kts under double-reefed main and head sails, giving us a good VMG (Velocity Made Good) too.

The days are definitely starting to feel like Groundhog Day, though, with chats to the other yachts to break up the monotony. While Elaine napped this morning, Roy enjoyed a chat to Paul off Talulah Ruby III, Michael off Golden Spirit and Hasan off Kandiba, but aside from that, it’s been a case of “rinse and repeat”. The only variable being the time the sun and the moon rise and set each day. With a waxing gibbous at the moment, there aren’t even any starry nights to marvel at, but we haven’t had any rain or squalls, so we’re definitely not complaining.

However, there is one major advantage to being off-grid; we get plenty of time to read, eat and sleep, without fretting over world affairs or the stock market.

For dinner this evening, we decided on the buffalo stew we’d made in Uligamu. Thankfully it was actually very tasty since we still have two more portions in the freezer.